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Adding a Custom Script datasource

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Resource Model Builder enables you to use resource models to launch shell commands or scripts and retrieve the output.

Include the commands or the scripts you want to launch in the resource model and they are embedded with its other components.

To include a custom script in a resource model, perform the following general steps:

  1. Specify the command you want to launch when you run this resource model.

    See Specifying a custom script.

  2. Optional: Specify when you want an event to generate and whether you want to send it to the Tivoli Enterprise Console server or Tivoli Business Systems Manager.

    See Specifying event triggering conditions.

  3. Optional: Select the properties to log.

    See Selecting the properties to log.

  4. (Optional) Add another (CIM, monitoring collection, or custom script) datasource.
  5. (Optional) Change the generated internal names in the summary page.

    See Changing the internal name.

  6. Specify the time interval to elapse between two successive monitoring cycles.

    See Entering a cycle time.

  7. Specify the name of the new resource model and the project file in which to store it.

    See Specifying the project file name.


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